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Network slicing is a key enabler for 5G to support various applications. Slices requested by service providers (SPs) have heterogeneous quality of service (QoS) requirements, such as latency, throughput, and jitter. It is imperative that…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Muhammad Sulaiman , Mahdieh Ahmadi , Mohammad A. Salahuddin , Raouf Boutaba , Aladdin Saleh

The highly heterogeneous ecosystem of Next Generation (NextG) wireless communication systems calls for novel networking paradigms where functionalities and operations can be dynamically and optimally reconfigured in real time to adapt to…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-09-12 Maria Tsampazi , Salvatore D'Oro , Michele Polese , Leonardo Bonati , Gwenael Poitau , Michael Healy , Tommaso Melodia

The increasing complexity and dynamic nature of 5G open radio access networks (O-RAN) pose significant challenges to maintaining low latency, high throughput, and resource efficiency. While existing methods leverage machine learning for…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-02-26 Raúl Parada , Ebrahim Abu-Helalah , Jordi Serra , Anton Aguilar , Paolo Dini

Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) are transforming telecommunications by shifting from centralized to distributed architectures, promoting flexibility, interoperability, and innovation through open interfaces and multi-vendor environments.…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-03-12 Zaineh Abughazzah , Emna Baccour , Ahmed Refaey , Amr Mohamed , Mounir Hamdi

Due to the huge surge in the traffic of IoT devices and applications, mobile networks require a new paradigm shift to handle such demand roll out. With the 5G economics, those networks should provide virtualized multi-vendor and intelligent…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2021-11-15 Ibrahim Tamim , Anas Saci , Manar Jammal , Abdallah Shami

End-to-End (E2E) network slicing enables wireless networks to provide diverse services on a common infrastructure. Each E2E slice, including resources of radio access network (RAN) and core network, is rented to mobile virtual network…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2022-06-08 Shiva Kazemi Taskou , Mehdi Rasti , Pedro H. J. Nardelli

Applying of network slicing in vehicular networks becomes a promising paradigm to support emerging Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) applications with diverse quality of service (QoS) requirements. However, achieving effective network slicing in…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2021-08-30 Jie Mei , Xianbin Wang , Kan Zheng

Radio access network (RAN) virtualization is gaining more and more ground and expected to re-architect the next-generation cellular networks. Existing RAN virtualization studies and solutions have mostly focused on sharing communication…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2020-12-24 Matthias Sander-Frigau , Tianyi Zhang , Hongwei Zhang , Ahmed E. Kamal , Arun K. Somani

Dynamic spectrum slicing is a critical enabler for 6G Radio Access Networks (RANs), allowing the coexistence of heterogeneous services. However, optimizing resource allocation in dense, interference-limited deployments remains challenging…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-13 Hossein Mohammadi , Seyed Bagher Hashemi Natanzi , Ramak Nassiri , Jamshid Hassanpour , Bo Tang , Vuk Marojevic

Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) and Open Radio Access Networks (ORAN) are transformative technologies in the development of next-generation wireless communication systems. MEC pushes computational resources closer to end-users, enabling low…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-29 Ryan Barker , Tolunay Seyfi , Fatemeh Afghah

Recently released 5G networks empower the novel Network Slicing concept. %which enables novel business models; Network slicing introduces new business models such as allowing telecom providers to lease a virtualized slice of their…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2019-01-17 Vincenzo Sciancalepore , Marco Di Renzo , Xavier Costa-Perez

Future 5G cellular networks supporting ultra-reliable, low-latency communications (URLLC) could employ random access communication to reduce the overhead compared to scheduled access techniques used in 4G networks. We consider a wireless…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2018-06-06 Derya Malak , Howard Huang , Jeffrey G. Andrews

Network slicing is a proposing technology to support diverse services from mobile users (MUs) over a common physical network infrastructure. In this paper, we consider radio access network (RAN)-only slicing, where the physical RAN is…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2019-08-21 Xianfu Chen , Zhifeng Zhao , Celimuge Wu , Tao Chen , Honggang Zhang , Mehdi Bennis

Dynamic resource allocation in open radio access network (O-RAN) heterogeneous networks (HetNets) presents a complex optimisation challenge under varying user loads. We propose a near-real-time RAN intelligent controller (Near-RT RIC) xApp…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-08 Oluwaseyi Giwa , Jonathan Shock , Jaco Du Toit , Tobi Awodumila

Network virtualization, software-defined infrastructure, and orchestration are pivotal elements in contemporary networks, yielding new vectors for optimization and novel capabilities. In line with these principles, O-RAN presents an avenue…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2024-01-17 Stefano Maxenti , Salvatore D'Oro , Leonardo Bonati , Michele Polese , Antonio Capone , Tommaso Melodia

The integration of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) into Open Radio Access Networks (O-RAN) enhances communication in disaster management and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations by ensuring connectivity when infrastructure fails. However, SAR…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-10-22 Zaineh Abughazzah , Emna Baccour , Loay Ismail , Amr Mohamed , Mounir Hamdi

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has emerged as an efficient approach to resource allocation due to its strong capability in handling complex decision-making tasks. However, only limited research has explored the training of DRL models…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-23 Aohan Li , Miyu Tsuzuki

Network slicing is one of the major catalysts to turn future telecommunication networks into versatile service platforms. Along with its benefits, network slicing is introducing new challenges in the development of sustainable network…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2023-07-17 Hnin Pann Phyu , Diala Naboulsi , Razvan Stanica , Gwenael Poitau

Deep Reinforcement Learning (DRL) has emerged as a powerful solution for meeting the growing demands for connectivity, reliability, low latency and operational efficiency in advanced networks. However, most research has focused on…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2025-07-21 Haiyuan Li , Hari Madhukumar , Peizheng Li , Yuelin Liu , Yiran Teng , Yulei Wu , Ning Wang , Shuangyi Yan , Dimitra Simeonidou

6G networks are composed of subnetworks expected to meet ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) requirements for mission-critical applications such as industrial control and automation. An often-ignored aspect in URLLC is…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-07-17 Fateme Salehi , Aamir Mahmood , Sarder Fakhrul Abedin , Kyi Thar , Mikael Gidlund